HLA Typing for other Disease Associations

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Investigation	:	HLA Typing for other Disease Associations

Investigations	HLA Typing for other Disease Associations
Inform lab before sending	Not required
Specimen type	4ml EDTA
Ideal time to take specimen	Not applicable
Labelling requirements	click here
How to take the specimen	Whole blood into EDTA
Transport to the laboratory	see H&I General Information Page
Test Times	Test is a single assay, no repeat testing requirements are required
Turnround	10 working days
Additional information	There are numerous diseases which have documented HLA associations. The H&I Liverpool laboratory is able to provide a comprehensive HLA typing for any of these upon specific request. As a guide the following is a list of conditions which have documented HLA associations, but is by no means exhaustive: Actinic Prurigo Addison’s disease Colitis Crohn’s Graves Disease Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Multiple Sclerosis Myasthenia Gravis Osteoarthritis Polyarthralgia Psoriasis Vulgaris Reactive Arthritis Rheumatoid Arthritis Scleroderma Sjogrens Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Additional Examination Requests	A primary sample must be received for this test

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